Amendments proposed to the Finance Bill, As Amended - continued House of Commons

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Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
David Maclean
Mr David Wilshire

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Page     246,     line     8     [Schedule     20],     after 'other', insert 'transitional'.

   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
David Maclean
Mr David Wilshire

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Page     246,     line     9     [Schedule     20],     leave out 'appear to them appropriate in consequence of abolition' and insert 'are necessary or reasonably incidental to effect the replacement'.

   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
David Maclean
Mr David Wilshire

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Page     246,     line     13     [Schedule     20],     leave out 'appear to the Treasury to be appropriate' and insert 'are necessary or reasonably incidental to the replacement of stamp duty except on instruments relating to stock and marketable securities; but any such provision or any such regulation which is not necessary or reasonably incidental to such purpose shall not take effect.'.

   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
David Maclean
Mr David Wilshire

18

Page     246,     line     15     [Schedule     20],     leave out 'annulment in pursuance of a' and insert 'an affirmative'.


   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

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Page     251,     line     9     [Schedule     21],     at end insert 'and insert "or 4 (in respect of shares acquired under approved CSOP schemes pursuant to rights granted before 9th April 2003)".'.

   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

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Page     251,     line     14     [Schedule     21],     after 'schemes)', insert 'pursuant to rights granted on or after 9th April 2003'.

   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
David Maclean
Mr David Wilshire

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Page     251,     line     22     [Schedule     21],     at end insert 'pursuant to a right acquired on or after that date.'.


   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
David Maclean
Mr David Wilshire

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Page     252,     line     10     [Schedule     22],     at end insert 'provided that nothing in this part will apply to any securities, interests in securities or securities options acquired as part of a larger transaction effected for the purposes of acquiring or making an investment in a trade or business.'.


   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     278,     line     6     [Schedule     22],     leave out 'In a case within subsection (1)(a),'.


   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     279,     line     33     [Schedule     22],     leave out '428(3)' and insert '428(9)'.


   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     310,     line     7     [Schedule     22],     after 'sections', insert '421(2) and'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     310,     line     9     [Schedule     22],     after 'for', insert 'the acquisition of'.

   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     310,     line     20     [Schedule     22],     at end insert—

       '"the employer (in Chapter 5 of Part 7)               section 471(5)",'.


   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     314,     line     8     [Schedule     22],     leave out from 'Table,' to 'insert' in line 9 and insert 'at the appropriate place'.


   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

120

Page     321,     line     2     [Schedule     22],     leave out '428(3) and (6)' and insert '428(6) and (9)'.


   

Mr David Chaytor
Sue Doughty
Mr John Horam
Mr Simon Thomas
John Austin
Harry Cohen

Andrew KingDr Ian Gibson

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Page     371,     line     31     [Schedule     31],     at end insert—

'Part 7

EXPENDITURE ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH

    25     (1)   The Chancellor of Exchequer must within one year and annually thereafter produce a report on fiscal measures to promote research and development in low carbon energy efficency technology.

    (2)   Low carbon efficiency technology includes

      (a) micro combined heat and power,

      (b) small-scale renewable heat such as solar water heating,

      (c) renewable power such as solar electrcity,

      (d) domestic heat pumps, and

      (e) photo-voltaic equipment.'.


   

Mr Howard Flight

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Page     376,     line     30     [Schedule     33],     after '82A', insert 'and for "83AB" substitute "83AC"'.


   

Mr Howard Flight

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Page     377,     line     22     [Schedule     33],     after 'by', insert 'section 83AC or'.


   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     378,     line     29     [Schedule     33],     leave out sub-paragraph (6) and insert—

    '(6) After subsection (6A) insert—

          "(6B)   A contract which reinsures risk in respect of insurances to be made only after the making of the contract of reinsurance can constitute a transfer of business by virtue of subsection (6)(c) above only if a potential advantage is conferred on the reinsurer by the contract.

          (6C)   And for the purposes of subsection (6B) above a potential advantage is conferred on the reinsurer by the contract if, taking the contract as "the actual provision" for the purposes of Schedule 28AA to the Taxes Act 1988, the effect of making the actual provision instead of the arm's length provision (within the meaning of that Schedule) would have in relation to the reinsurer the effect specified in paragraph 5(1)(b) of that Schedule.".'.


   

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Page     381,     line     11     [Schedule     33],     at end insert—

    '(15)   The references in subsections (8), (12) and (13) above to an amount being brought into account—

      (a) in a case where the amount taken into account as a receipt of the company under section 83(2) above in relation to the contingent loan or loans in question is an amount brought into account in an account concerned wholly with non-participating business, are to its being brought into account in that account or in any other account concerned wholly with non-participating business, and

      (b) in a case where the amount so taken into account is an amount brought into account in an account concerned wholly or partly with participating business, are to its being brought into account in that account or in any other account concerned wholly or partly with participating business.

    (16)   Where—

      (a) a transfer to another fund brought into account for a period of account as other expenditure in any account concerned wholly with non-participating business is brought into account as other income in an account concerned wholly or partly with participating business, or

      (b) a transfer to another fund brought into account for a period of account as other expenditure in any account concerned wholly or partly with participating business is brought into account as other income in an account concerned wholly with non-participating business,

    subsection (8) above has effect as if it were a positive amount brought into account as transfers to non-technical account for that period of account in the account in which it is brought into account as other expenditure.

    (17)   For the purposes of subsections (15) and (16) above—

      (a) an account is concerned wholly with non-participating business if it relates exclusively to policies or contracts under which the policy holders or annuitants are not eligible to participate in surplus, and

      (b) an account is concerned wholly or partly with participating business if it relates wholly or partly to other policies or contracts.".'.

   

Mr Howard Flight

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Page     381,     line     38     [Schedule     33],     at end insert—

    '5A(1)In the Finance Act 1989 (c. 26), after section 83AB insert—    "83AC   Mutual surplus: application of section 83(2)

    (1)   This section applies in relation to any company where an amount brought into account as other income for a period of account represents relevant mutual surplus.

    (2)   Subject to subsection (3) below, where an amount mentioned in subsection (1) above is brought into account as other income for a period of account that amount is to be regarded as other income of the company for the purposes of section 83(2)(d) only to the extent that it comprises—

      (a) the company's investment income from the assets of its long-term insurance fund, or

      (b) any increase in value (whether realised or not) of those assets.

    (3)   Where an amount has been brought into account in accordance with subsection (1) above, in ascertaining whether or to what extent the company has incurred a loss in that period of account, subsection (2) shall not apply to the amount of relevant mutual surplus so brought into account.

    (4)   In this section:

       "mutual surplus" means the excess of the fair value of the assets of a mutual life assurance company immediately before the relevant demutualisation over its liabilities at that date determined in accordance with section 5 of the Prudential Sourcebook (Insurers).

       "relevant demutualisation" means a transfer to the company of the whole or any part of the business carried on by a mutual life assurance company.

       "relevant mutual surplus" means so much of the mutual surplus as is transferred to the company on a relevant demutualisation.

       "mutual life assurance company" means a company without share capital carrying on life assurance business.".'.

 
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